RPC VI, 3419 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3419 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚ
Edition Νικομηδέων δις νεωκ(όρων)
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design front view of temple with eight columns with globe in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.96 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Rec 323
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: F1873 Rec 323.1
2 2     Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions E-36, 24 Sept. 2016, lot 754
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 227, 10 Feb. 2010, lot 286
4 4     Hirsch 309, 7 May 2015, lot 605
5 5     CGT coll. = Savoca 119th Blue, 27 Nov. 2021, lot 445